Norwegian Cruise Line and Repsol ink long-term renewable marine fuels deal

Cruise company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) and Spanish multi-energy player Repsol have established “an unprecedent long-term relationship within the cruise industry” with a landmark 8-year agreement covering supply of renewable marine fuels at the Port of Barcelona.

Under the agreement, Repsol will offer a portfolio of renewable fuels, starting with biofuels from the 2026 European cruise season, and renewable methanol from 2029.

Renewable fuels will be supplied to directly to NCLH’s vessels across its cruise brands – Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises – when calling at the Port of Barcelona.

As revealed, the agreement was established based on the changing international regulatory environment and both companies’ pursuit of net-zero by 2050. All fuels provided under the agreement are certified under the ISCC EU framework and meet the standards necessary to support NCLH’s environmental compliance and decarbonization roadmap.

The renewable methanol will be produced at Repsol’s Ecoplanta facility in Tarragona, Spain, where the company intends to transform urban waste into renewable fuels and circular products, adding a solution for reducing CO2 emissions in the